Register Update

New Allocations
REGISTRATION/TYPE/SERIAL NUMBER/DATE/OWNER OR OPERATOR/PREVIOUS REGISTRATIONS
BKS Sikorsky S‑76C 760521 28/4/10 Helicopter Resources, 110 Stuart Rd Tyabb Vic 3913
B‑KCC N9017M
DIA Cessna 152 15281545 6/5/10 Richard Soesman, 12 Ruth Bedford St Franklin ACT
2913 N65424
DYH Beech G36 Bonanza E‑3787 3/5/10 Des Harrison Investments, 408 Hellawell Rd
Sunnybank Hills Qld 4109 N456DY
FJD Cirrus SR22‑G3 3554 29/4/10 Frederick Carter, 289 North St Toowoomba Qld 4350
FRN Colt SS Ferrero Rocher Ball 2693/3525/FR01 3/5/10 Traffik Marketing, 2/40 Oxley St
Saint Leonards NSW 2065 VH-FRE
FVB Pilatus PC‑12/47E 1187 21/4/10 Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, PO Box 381
Marleston SA 5033 HB‑FTI
IRE PA‑38‑112 Tomahawk 38‑79A0055 21/4/10 David Sharp, 6 Arrow Pl Joondalup WA
6027 G‑BNVD N2421B
JRY Robinson R22 Beta II 3443 5/5/10 Heliflite, PO Box 121 Georges Hall NSW 2198
ZK‑HUM VH‑HYX N71963
JXO Schweizer 269C‑1 300CB 0352 21/4/10 John Armstrong, PO Box 2206 Katherine NT
0851 N21447
JXQ Robinson R44 Raven I 1834 7/5/10 JRQ, PO Box 339 Nobby Beach Qld 4218 VH‑JRQ
JZO SZD‑36A Cobra 15 W‑590 22/4/10 Eugenio Zoanetti, PO Box 61 Clayfield 4011 N2111M
KJY Cessna 182S Skylane 18280125 7/5/10 Keith Hilless, PO Box 112 North Tamborine
Qld 4272 ZK‑SKL N9513S
LJV Robinson R22 Beta II 4466 19/4/10 Heliflite, PO Box 121 Georges Hall NSW 2198
LUG Lake LA‑4‑200 Buccaneer 898 29/4/10 Hutchinson Holdings, PO Box 4107 Caloundra
Qld 4551 N2693P
MTY Robinson R44 Raven I 2080 21/4/10 Matthew McCamley, “Eulogie” Dululu Qld 4702
NOQ Gippsland GA8 Airvan GA8‑07‑127 5/5/10 Alligator Airways, PO Box 10 Kununurra
WA 6743 VH‑WOQ
OBR Cirrus SR22‑G2 1805 6/5/10 Twincreek Holdings, PO Box 125 Applecross 6953 N629B
ONN PZL‑104 Wilga 35 74205 7/5/10 David O’Neill, 21 Hilton Pl Duncraig WA 6023
D‑ETVS (9H‑ADW) D‑ETVS SP‑FWV PLW‑205
PQV Cirrus SR22‑G3 3609 20/4/10 DH Hooke, 198 Wattletree Rd Malvern Vic 3144
PWX Cessna 510 Mustang 510‑0269 4/5/10 Flight Options (Australia), Friendship Dr
Sunshine Coast Airport Qld 4564
SLY Cessna 170A 20145 6/5/10 Michael Poole, 117 Aquarius Dr Frankston 3199 N1702D
SXO Swearingen SX‑300 SX‑AUS‑01 29/4/10 Lyndon Tretheway, PO Box 236 Goolwa 5214
THQ Eurocopter AS350B3 Squirrel 4852 7/5/10 The Helicopter Service Australia, PO Box
1070 Tullamarine Vic 3043
TNZ Vans RV‑7A 71995 20/4/10 Ralf Boyke, 11 Heronswood Rd Cairnlea Vic 3023 N40CQ N40CG
TSS Cessna 182T Skylane 18281601 28/4/10 Douglas Bate, PO Box 14 Gindie 4702 N13664
TYN Cessna 182T Skylane 18280983 6/5/10 Wings Dubbo, PO Box 6196 Dubbo 2830 N2477N
UBO Gippsland GA8 Airvan GA8‑09‑148 22/4/10 Gippsland Aeronautics, PO Box 881
Morwell Vic 3840
VAG Vans RV‑8A 81732 20/4/10 Stephen Hortle, 18 Buckingham Cres Sunshine West Vic
3020 N235ED
VLD Cessna 195B 16111 30/4/10 Virginia Dalton, 13 Brimbrim Cres Mornington 3931 N2126C
VUV Boeing 737‑8FE 37821 21/4/10 Virgin Blue Airlines, PO Box 1034 Spring Hill 4004
WEI Beech C24R Sierra 200 MC‑719 7/5/10 Mark Weiss, 17 Torley Rd Emerald 3782 N6718L
WRT Cessna 170B 20357 22/4/10 Walter Sofronoff, PO Box 12166 Brisbane Qld 4003
VH‑YAR N2205D
XEA PA‑28‑161 Warrior III 2842334 23/4/10 Australian Airline Pilot Academy, PO Box 91
Forest Hill NSW 2651 N6090J N9513N
XEB PA‑28‑161 Warrior III 2842335 23/4/10 Australian Airline Pilot Academy, PO Box 91
Forest Hill NSW 2651 N6093D N9516N
XEF PA‑28‑161 Warrior III 2842336 23/4/10 Australian Airline Pilot Academy, PO Box 91
Forest Hill NSW 2651 N6093U N9517N
XEG PA‑28‑161 Warrior III 2842337 28/4/10 Australian Airline Pilot Academy, PO Box 91
Forest Hill NSW 2651 N6094Y N9519N
XEH PA‑28‑161 Warrior III 2842340 5/5/10 Australian Airline Pilot Academy, PO Box 91
Forest Hill NSW 2651 N6101C N9525N
XEL PA‑44‑180 Seminole 4496277 5/5/10 Australian Airline Pilot Academy, PO Box 91
Forest Hill NSW 2651 N6100N
XSP Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP 172S8676 21/4/10 Ayers Rock Scenic Flights, 42 Bundora
Pde Moorabbin Airport Vic 3194 N744SP
XWW Progressive Aerodyne SeaRey LSX LSX002 6/5/10 David Geers, 179 Raymont Rd
Alderley Qld 4051 N384GP
YEB Robinson R22 Beta II 4465 19/4/10 Heliflite, PO Box 121 Goerges Hall NSW 2198
YKB Eurocopter EC120B Colibri 1627 30/4/10 Florentine Products, 38 Bray St Reservoir 3073
YOC Robinson R22 Beta II 4464 19/4/10 Heliflite, PO Box 121 Georges Hall NSW 2198
YOL Robinson R22 Beta II 4463 20/4/10 Heliflite, PO Box 121 Georges Hall NSW 2198
YQC Airbus A320‑212 395 23/4/10 Strategic Airlines, PO Box 1036 Eagle Farm Qld 4009
CS‑TNE F‑WWBJ
YYG Robinson R44 Raven II 13022 21/4/10 Hugh Begg, 585 Hodgson Vale Rd Hodgson
Vale Qld 4352
ZCS Cirrus SR22‑G3 3628 5/5/10 Blue Illusion Australia, PO Box 8 Saint Kilda Vic 3182
ZDH Robinson R44 Raven I 2082 20/4/10 Geoffrey Hornery, PO Box 15 Comet Qld 4744
ZIP Whisper Motorglider WA07047 28/4/10 Stanley Nightingale, 3/9 Bellingham St Narellan
NSW 2567 ZU‑GAB
ZKA Beech B200C Super King Air BL‑154 30/4/10 VAA, PO Box 807 Mascot 1460 N6354F
Deletions
AHX Diamond DA42‑L360 Twin Star 42AC145 30/4/10 Exported to India
DUJ Cessna A188B Agwagon A1 18801418 3/5/10 Exported to South Korea (HL1115)
EXB Beech 400A RK‑154 6/5/10 Exported to Thailand
FFB Air Tractor AT‑802A 802A‑0260 20/4/10 Exported to Canada (C‑FDHU)
FFU Air Tractor AT‑802A 802A‑0226 20/4/10 Exported to Canada (C‑FDHP)
FHL Kawasaki Hughes 369HS 500C 6613 5/5/10 Revoked
HUN Hughes 369HS 500C 94‑0646S 5/5/10 Revoked
JRQ Robinson R44 Raven I 1834 7/5/10 Reregistered VH‑JXQ
KFZ Kawasaki Hughes 369HS 500C 6626 5/5/10 Revoked
MRV Vans RV‑4 V91 28/4/10 Transferred to RA‑Aus register
ONX Hughes 369HS 500C 101‑0351S 5/5/10 Revoked
PRO PA‑28‑140 Cherokee 28‑22937 4/5/10 Revoked
QQI DHC‑8‑102 Dash 8 67 22/4/10 Exported to PNG
RDW Jodel D11 Sky Prince V22 6/5/10 Revoked
SLY Cessna 150G 15066402 5/5/10 Damaged by high winds at Kingston SA 31/8/07
VLM Hughes 369HS 500C 63‑0488S 5/5/10 Revoked
WOQ Gippsland GA8 Airvan GA8‑07‑127 5/5/10 Reregistered VH‑NOQ
XFA Beech E55 Baron TE‑791 3/5/10 Exported to Philippines
XSP Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP 172S9557 20/4/10 Damaged by high winds at Ayers Rock
NT 16/9/09
YPM Schempp‑Hirth Nimbus 4T 3/6 21/4/10 Exported to Germany
ZZV BN‑2B‑20 Islander 2281 20/4/10 Exported to Taiwan (B‑69896)
Changes Of Owner Or Operator

ACE Beech Hawker 900XP HA‑0049 29/4/10 Remorex, PO Box 1398 West Perth WA 6872
ATH Agusta A109E Power 11684 22/4/10 Hudcon Properties, 250 Sturt St Southbank 3006
AZY Robinson R22 Beta II 4158 22/3/10 Active Helicopters, PO Box 18 Springsure 4722
BMU Robinson R44 Astro 0375 17/4/10 Executive Aviation Services, PO Box 122 Yarra Glen
Vic 3775
BSH Cessna 172N Skyhawk 17270791 14/4/10 Trailer Warehouse, 410 Cambooya
Wyreema Rd Cambooya Qld 4358
BVY Cessna 172R Skyhawk 17280124 28/4/10 Maltair, PO Box 105 Archerfield Qld 4108
BXB Cessna 150M 15078412 12/4/10 Lex Gannon, PO Box 5040 Cobargo NSW 2550
DIG PA‑34‑200T Seneca II 34‑7870053 9/4/10 Murray Griffiths, PO Box 90 Glenrowan 3675
DIV Diamond DA40‑180 Diamond Star XLS 401031 12/4/10 GA Rentals, PO Box 6342
Silverwater NSW 1811
DWG PA‑28R‑200 Cherokee Arrow II 28R‑7435243 12/4/10 Blanchair, PO Box 540 Ingham 4850
ECU Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP 172S10831 29/4/10 Fighter Combat International, PO Box
1052 Canning Bridge WA 6153
ELQ Cessna A185E Skywagon 185‑1078 16/4/10 D and M Marshall, PO Box 95 Riddells
Creek Vic 3431
FAB Kavanagh D‑77 KB149 23/3/10 Kerry Frankel, PO Box 1593CP Mildura Vic 3501
FAM Cessna 152 15285400 22/3/10 Vincenzo Ianni, 2 Clarence St Forbes NSW 2871
FCK Robinson R44 Raven II 10120 21/4/10 West Coast Helicopters (Aust), 177A York St
Subiaco WA 6008
FGN Gippsland GA8‑TC Airvan GA8‑03‑025 22/4/10 Ozwest Aviation, 4 Delambre Pl Sorrento
WA 6020
FHK Robinson R44 Raven I 1659 1/4/10 Ace Helicopters, 53 Nott St Moura Qld 4718
FIN Air Tractor AT‑502B 502B‑0512 5/4/10 Lamah, PO Box 1388 Moree NSW 2400
GCX Glasflugel H201B Standard Libelle 450 27/3/10 Michael Webster, 10 Barratt Ave
Cessnock NSW 2785
GIN Caproni Vizzola Calif A‑21 204 22/1/10 Fernando Salazar‑Cutoli, 11 Atlantic Tce
Mount Martha Vic 3934
GSZ Glasflugel H303 Mosquito 6 7/4/10 Vivienne Drew, 157 Brady Rd North Dandenong 3175
GWP Schleicher ASW 22 BE 22059 30/4/09 Damien O’Reilly, 28 Whistlepipe Ct Forrestfield
WA 6058
GZR Grob Standard Cirrus 244G 30/3/10 Attila Bertok, 10/104 Mimosa Rd Greenacre 2190
HHR Robinson R22 Beta II 3842 19/4/10 Katherine Aircraft Maintenance Services, PO Box
2424 Katherine NT 0850
HJL Robinson R22 Beta II 3578 20/4/10 QOTS Air, PO Box 187 Longreach Qld 4730
HXR Robinson R22 Beta 2090 16/4/10 Helipoint, 23 Ala Moana Rd East Kurrajong 2758
IGE Cessna 172N Skyhawk 17269779 29/4/10 Peter Thompson, PO Box 24 Managatang 3546
IIA Beech 95‑55 Baron TC‑128 23/4/10 Kevin Chen, 105 Cambridge St Wembley 6007
JAA PA‑32R‑301 Saratoga SP 32R‑8313003 1/4/10 Royal Queensland Aero Club, PO Box
41 Archerfield Qld 4108
JGK Cessna 152 15281345 22/3/10 Melream, 79 Bettington Rd Oatlands NSW 2117
JHJ Cessna R182 Skylane RG R18200550 13/4/10 Deberi, PO Box 496 Horsham Vic 3402
JJB Robinson R44 Raven II 10089 1/3/10 Darryl McKie, PO Box 650 Sumner Park 4074
JRI Bell 206B‑3 JetRanger III 4234 1/4/10 Resource Aviation, PO Box 298 Greenwood 6024
KGH PA‑28‑151 Cherokee Warrior 28‑7615091 19/4/10 Basair Australia, PO Box 173
Georges Hall NSW 2198
KGH PA‑28‑151 Cherokee Warrior 28‑7615091 22/3/10 Daniel Harrison, 18 Octavia St
Narrabeen NSW 2101
KHK Bell 206B‑3 JetRanger III 4349 9/4/10 Kimberley Helicopters, PO Box 57 Fitzroy
Crossing WA 6765
KNW Cessna 182Q Skylane 18265309 14/4/10 Christopher Pollock, PO Box 727 Katanning 6317
KTL Cessna 152 15285665 22/3/10 Vincenzo Ianni, 2 Clarence St Forbes NSW 2871
LAJ Vans RV‑7 72666 8/4/10 Stewart Michael, PO Box 31 Snowtown SA 5520
LAR Vans RV‑6 W239 25/3/10 Arthur Taylor, 14 Jeune Rd Woorree WA 6530
LMB Robinson R22 Beta II 4460 16/4/10 Jam Pastoral, PO Box 608 Welshpool WA 6106
MAW Cessna 152 15281290 22/3/10 Vincenzo Ianni, 2 Clarence St Forbes NSW 2871
MFG Cessna 152 15282765 22/3/10 Vincenzo Ianni, 2 Clarence St Forbes NSW 2871
MIE Robinson R22 Beta II 4461 19/4/10 Margaret Speed, Ardurad Rd Comet Qld 4702
MMC Cessna 501 Citation I/SP 501‑0089 1/4/10 Australian Capital Corporation, 1332
Ipswich Rd Rocklea Qld 4106
MVE Cessna 172RG Cutlass 172RG0082 7/4/10 Kevin Rudd, 3 Spring St Sheffield 7306
MYY Stoddard Hamilton Glasair GII‑TD 326 30/3/10 Kevin Traeger, PO Box 55 Lameroo 5302
NIY Air Tractor AT‑602 602‑1139 16/4/10 Scobecc, PO Box 217 Willetton WA 6155
OCD Agusta A109S Grand 22154 9/4/10 Doyle Group Aviation, PO Box 15 Dayboro 4521
OZW Robinson R22 Beta II 3645 4/5/10 Westpac Bank, 1 King St Concord West NSW 2138
PNZ Partenavia P68B 77 22/3/10 Melream, 79 Bettington Rd Oatlands NSW 2117
PPR PA‑28‑181 Archer III 2890206 22/3/10 Observe Air, PO Box 737 Mudgee NSW 2850
PXJ PA‑28‑180 Cherokee C 28‑4169 10/4/10 Edward Witten, 3/100 Merimbula Dr Merimbula
NSW 2548
REN Robinson R22 Beta II 4405 9/2/10 Malcolm Harris, “Cleveland” Mungindi NSW 2406
REY Progressive Aerodyne Searey N422 10/3/10 George Beattie, PO Box 6128 Tweed Heads
South NSW 2486
RIB Robinson R44 Raven II 11649 22/4/10 Duane Daye, PO Box 467 Rye Vic 3941
RPU Robinson R44 Raven II 12854 9/4/10 Camm Cattle Company, PMB 9012 Pentland
Qld 4816
RQT Cessna A152 Aerobat A1520744 22/3/10 Kevin Murphy, “Neckarbo” Cobar NSW 2835
RYS Cessna 182A Skylane 51011 30/3/10 Andrew Biggs, 10 Silverash Pl Garden Suburb
NSW 2289
SCY Robinson R22 Beta II 4458 15/4/10 Heysen Gums, 2 Compass Rd Jandakot Airport
WA 6164
SFP Piel CP301 Emeraude 90 Q11 24/4/10 John Eastwood, 40 Progress Rd Eltham North 3095
SIN PA‑31 Turbo Navajo B 31‑785 1/4/10 Daniel Ryan, PO Box 362 Narrabeen NSW 2101
SRI Cirrus SR22 0631 14/4/10 Bundaberg Refrigeration and Electrical, 24 Ellen Dr
Bundaberg Qld 4670
SWO Embraer ERJ‑170‑100LR 17000081 22/4/10 Airnorth Regional, PO Box 39548 Winnellie
NT 0821
TBT Robinson R22 Beta II 4211 7/4/10 Paul Preat, 183 Orrells Rd Cargerie Vic 3334
THM Robinson R22 Beta II 4057 16/4/10 Samuel Johns, PO Box 122 Dongara WA 6525
THO Cessna 172R Skyhawk 17280963 27/4/10 Barrier Aviation, PO Box 41 Stratford 4870
THO Cessna 172R Skyhawk 17280963 30/3/10 Cairns Short Term Accommodation, PO Box
97 Edge Hill Qld 4870
TPK Cessna U206G Stationair U20604599 5/4/10 Chartair, PO Box 41170 Casuarina 0811
UNA Diamond DA42‑L360 Twin Star 42AC135 12/4/10 The University of New South Wales,
PO Box CP292 Condell Park NSW 2200
UNF Diamond DA40‑180 Diamond Star 401062 26/3/10 The University of New South
Wales, PO Box CP292 Condell Park NSW 2200
UNH Diamond DA40‑180 Diamond Star 401071 26/3/10 The University of New South
Wales, PO Box CP292 Condell Park NSW 2200
UNJ Diamond DA40‑180 Diamond Star 401073 26/3/10 The University of New South
Wales, PO Box CP292 Condell Park NSW 2200
UNR Diamond DA40‑180 Diamond Star 401074 26/3/10 The University of New South
Wales, PO Box CP292 Condell Park NSW 2200
UNU Diamond DA40‑180 Diamond Star 401075 26/3/10 The University of New South
Wales, PO Box CP292 Condell Park NSW 2200
UNV Diamond DA40‑180 Diamond Star 401077 26/3/10 The University of New South
Wales, PO Box CP292 Condell Park NSW 2200
VCL Cessna 182S Skylane 18280151 21/4/10 The Barlow Group, PO Box 394 Rockhampton
Qld 4700
VLS Cessna 210N Centurion 21064158 14/4/10 Aus Truestyle, 1/22A Galli Ct Dandenong
South Vic 3175
WCT NZAI CT/4A Airtrainer 039 21/4/10 John Gallagher, 11 Spur Cres Loftus NSW 2232
WMW Lake LA‑250 Renegade 79 21/4/10 Westpac Bank, 1 King St Concord West NSW 2138
WSL Cessna 172N Skyhawk 17269662 12/4/10 Peter Rosendale, 2 Third Ave Marcoola 4564
XQE Schempp‑Hirth Nimbus 3/24.5 74 28/3/10 Bryan Blackburn, 9 Solomon St Mosman
Park WA 6012
XTP Cessna R172K Hawk XP R1722952 19/4/10 Lawes Plumbing and Gasfitting, 7 Oak Ct
Horsham Vic 3400
YGC Yakovlev Yak‑52 855707 10/4/10 Kurrajong Aviation, PO Box 23 Kurrajong NSW 2758
YOO Rotorway Exec 162F 6262 22/4/10 Informative Group, PO Box 351 Doonside 2767
ZFA Cirrus SR20A 1181 24/3/10 Rex Waite, 16 Fitzsimmons St Nicholls ACT 2913

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Register Review

This month’s New Allocations section includes two new types – a Swearingen SX-300 and a Whisper Motorglider – as well as three new Cirrus SR22s, two elderly Cessnas and an upgraded amphibious amateur built.

Lyndon Tretheway’s Swearingen SX-300, SXO, is the first of its type on the local register and will probably be the only one to be seen in Australian skies as only 80 kits were sold. The number of completed aircraft may be considerably less as only 48 sets of landing gear were made by subcontractor Airight in Wichita, Kansas, and only two aircraft are known to be active in the US. A further two complete aircraft and three incomplete kits are presently being advertised for sale.

The SX-300 was designed by Ed Swearingen of San Antonio, Texas, and is a two-seat, single engine, all-metal kit aircraft incorporating a low wing and retractable tricycle undercarriage.

The basic concept was to provide an ‘up market’ kit for the amateur builder, but in reality it proved too challenging for the average home builder. Additionally, the aircraft was never proven by the factory and as a result several minor glitches were not addressed before the kit was made available to the public.

The SX-300 kit was available between 1984 and 1989, then in 1994 the owner of Airight, Jim Ryan, obtained the tooling, remaining kit components and production rights to the aircraft with the intention of supporting existing builders and to continue the supply of new kits. A fixed gear model, the SX-200, was also planned but unfortunately Ryan died in 1996 before these plans could go ahead. The remaining tools and spare parts were then obtained by Bill Johns and are stored at his factory at Fort Worth, Texas, but future production in not planned.

Lyndon’s SX-300 has been under construction at Goolwa Airfield for a number of years, and with formal registration now completed it is hoped that its first flight will take place in the very near future.

Stanley Nightingale’s Whisper Motorglider, ZIP, is the second new type in Australian skies. Produced by Whisper Aircraft at Port Elizabeth, South Africa, the Motorglider is a two-seat, low wing, carbon fibre aircraft fitted with a fixed tailwheel undercarriage and a mid mounted tail section. The aircraft comes as a kit, but there are several professional builders in the US that specialise in building the Whisper for customers.

The aircraft was originally powered by a Linbach L200 engine, but Rotax and Jabiru powerplants will soon be available. The makers claim the Whisper will cruise at 95kt at 75 per cent power with a range of 1200km.

Three Cirrus SR22s have been added to the register this month – two brand new G3 Models plus an older G2. The Cirrus has been the best selling aircraft in its class for the last five years and over 5500 have been built since the first SR20 was released during 1998. There are presently over 100 on the VH register with at least five more known to be in the country as yet unregistered, and a further five are flying in New Zealand.

Michael Poole’s Cessna 170A SLY owes it heritage to Cessna’s first postwar civil aircraft – the two seat Cessna 120 and 140 models produced between 1946 and 1949. Such was the success of these two aircraft that Cessna developed a four-seat version, the 170, which first flew during 1948. The 170A was introduced in 1950 and boasted an all-metal wing, dorsal fin fairing and single wing struts as opposed to the original 170 which had a fabric covered wing and V shaped wing bracing struts. Over 1500 170As were built between 1950 and 1953 before the model was replaced with the 170B with larger slotted flaps and an upgraded Continental engine. SLY becomes the ninth Cessna 170A currently flying in Australia.

While Cessna was developing the 120, 140 and 170 models it was also working on a larger, heavier five-seater owing much to the design of the prewar C-145 and C-165 Airmasters. The 190 was in production, along with the 195, between 1947 and 1953 with over 1000 of the type produced.

The 190 was powered by a 240hp (180kW) Continental radial engine while the 195 used a 300hp (225kW) Jacobs.

The 195A, powered by a 245hp (183kW) Jacobs, was introduced in 1953, while one year later the 195B appeared fitted with a 275hp (205kW) Jacobs radial. Only 100 examples of this model were produced during 1954 before Cessna began concentrating on the more refined 180 Skywagon, 172 Skyhawk and 182 Skylane. The result was that the Cessna 195B became a sought after collectors’ aircraft. Virginia Dalton’s 195B is the only one of its type presently flying in Australia and was one of the last 195s built.

David Geers’s Progressive Aerodyne SeaRey XWW is the recently released LSX model which incorporates a new hull and revamped interior. The new shaped hull is designed to make it easier to takeoff from land and water and its carbon/ graphite construction also saves around 27kg of weight.

There are currently 23 original SeaReys on the CASA register with one with the RA-Aus and three flying in New Zealand.

Twenty-one aircraft are shown in the Deletions section this issue with almost half of these being exported.

The two Air Tractors, FFB and FFU, have returned to Canada after spending five months with Field Air at Ballarat on bush firefighting duties in Victoria.

The two aircraft, specially fitted out for aerial firefighting were leased from Conair at Abbotsford, British Columbia, which operates a massive fleet of aircraft including Air Tractors, Piper Aerostars, Rockwell Turbo Commanders and Cessna Caravans as well as larger Convair 580s, Canadair CL-215s and Douglas DC-6s.

Diamond Twin Star AHX is now with the CAE Global Academy at Birsi Airport in Gondia, India, after being ferried by Australian Air Ferry from the Diamond factory at London in Ontario, Canada, to India. The Australian markings were only used for the Diamond’s ferry flight from London to Newfoundland then through Europe via Madrid, on to Crete, Luxor and Oman to Mumbai. The CAE Global Academy has a fleet of 22 Diamond DA40s and DA42s and can accommodate up to 200 students at its modern training facility at Gondia.

ZZV is the second of four Islanders to be exported that were previously operated by Surveillance Australia on behalf of Australian Customs. A third aircraft, ZZT, is being refurbished at Caboolture, Queensland, by Doug Alchemy Aviation before going to Malaysia as 9M-LYG.

Two aircraft have been deleted due to damage, Cessna 150G SLY and Cessna 172S XSP – coincidentally both by high winds. Michael Poole’s Cessna 150 has been replaced by a Cessna 170 and Ayers Rock Scenic Flights’s Cessna 172S has been replaced by an earlier model Skyhawk SP, with both aircraft taking up the markings of their predecessors.

The latest XSP is the fourth allocation of these markings all being previously worn by Cessna 172S Skyhawk SPs.

Alligator Airways has ordered five brand new Gippsland Airvans and as a result WOQ is the first of five older modelsto change markings before being traded in to Gippsland.

The new aircraft will be 320 TC models and will take up the markings of the older machines – WOQ, WOG, WOP, WOS and WOV (refer Traffic p85 this issue for more details).

Of the seven aircraft listed as being revoked, five of these are Hughes 500C helicopters operated by Barry Jones of Sutherland, NSW.

A little research into aircraft recently exported has revealed some subsequent markings from countries that are normally hard to get information from. Eurocopter EC120 ALP, which was noted in the July 2009 issue as going to Cambodia, is now known to be marked as XU‑168 with NH Holdings but operated by Helistar at Phnom Penh. Also with Helistar is Robinson R44 HSZ which is now XU‑268.

In China, Robinson R22 HQR is flying as B-7059 with Guangzhou Sui Helicopter General Aviation. Twin Otter TZR which went to Suriname earlier this year is now known to be operating with Blue Wing Airlines as PZ-TSH. Also with Blue Wing at Zore en Hoop is Twin Otter OTA which is being used as a spares source for Blue Wing’s other two Twin Otters. Bell 212s URS and VGK, which were shown in the March issue, are now N373EC and N369EC respectively and, although US registered, are operating in Puerto Rico. Also US registered but being flown offshore is Sikorsky S-76C FLH, which is marked as N4511G and is based in Singapore.

Sportline LAK-12 glider GDE is now with the Aeroklub Frydlant nad Ostravici in the Czech Republic as OK-5305, and Glaser-Dirks DG500 motorised glider GKX is in Germany flying as D-KLRR.

In Africa, Dornier 228 UJD is now 5Y-BWN and is based at Wilson, Kenya, while in the US Yak-52 BYJ is owned by Bruce Kirchenheiter in Park City, Utah, and is flying as N50BK. In Europe the two Agusta Koalas that went to Spain during 2008, RPW and RPS, are now known to have become EC-KQD and EC-KQE respectively. Hughes 500D HWD which was shown in last issue’s deletions as simply ‘exported’ is now known to have gone to Israel, although its subsequent markings are not know yet.

News from Keith Burton at Southend, England, has recently been received about the three RAAF Hawker Siddeley 748s that were ferried to Southend during February 2005 for storage and possible resale. The engines were removed and sent to Canada during May last year and AYS was broken up at the same time. The two remaining aircraft, AMQ and AHL, have now been scrapped, and with two others being broken up at Bankstown during April 2003 the only RAAF 748 still flying is A10- 602 which was last noted with Guinee Air Cargo as 3X-GEE.

Finally, Bristow Helicopters Aerospatiale SA330 Puma WOB, which went to Pacific Helicopters in PNG as P2‑PHZ, is now with EP Aviation at McLean, Virginia. EP Aviation is rumoured to have contracts with the CIA and US special forces and the Puma was noted passing through Prestwick, Scotland, during November 2008 in the hold of an Antonov An-124 heading for Afghanistan.